Defendant in Tabor student death takes plea

A former McPherson College football player entered into a plea agreement Tuesday in McPherson County District Court in the case of the Sept. 16 death of a Tabor College football player.

Cristina JanneyManaging Editor

A former McPherson College football player entered into a plea agreement Tuesday in McPherson County District Court in the case of the Sept. 16 death of a Tabor College football player.Dequinte O. Flournoy, 20, of California, pleaded no contest to a charge of aiding and abetting the aggravated battery of Brandon Brown as a part of that plea agreement.Brown was beaten at an off-campus party in McPherson. He died as result of his injuries.As part of a plea agreement, Flournoy agreed to testify against his co-defendant, Alton Franklin, whose trial is set to begin Monday on a charge of aiding and abetting second degree murder.According to McPherson County Attorney David Page, Flournoy has no criminal record and will be eligible for probation.

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